I joined SBIA because it operates at the unique intersection of ambition, scale, innovation, and transformative technology. SoftBank isn't just investing in companies, it's investing in change. We think globally and act boldly, backing visionary founders who are reshaping the world. As a technologist, that's incredibly compelling. 

I also saw the opportunity to not only advise on investments, but to shape how our portfolio companies grow securely, intelligently, and with operational precision. When I was starting my own company, I didn’t have a mentor, and I often wished I did. Today, I try to be that advisor and sounding board for the founders I work with.

My role as CTO is twofold: enabling strategic technology decisions across the firm and helping unlock value across our portfolio. Internally, I focus on innovation, security, and operational resilience to ensure we stay ahead with the right systems, tools, and AI capabilities. 

Externally, I partner with our investment teams to help founders assess risk, drive growth, and scale technology platforms. That includes supporting our joint ventures, leveraging our infrastructure to stand up fully operational companies in a matter of days. Unlike many firms that provide advisory support to JVs, our technology allows us to engineer, build, and execute. I'm always looking for new ways to apply technology to improve how businesses grow and operate.

What excites me most is how technology continues to compress timelines. Companies are going from concept to category leader in record time, driven by breakthroughs in AI, data infrastructure, and cloud platforms. My role puts me on the frontier of that change to help founders scale with intention and speed. It’s about navigating chaos with clear priorities.

At SBIA, we’re also actively embedding AI across our own workflows to increase efficiency, from automating diligence insights to improving internal decision systems. It’s not about chasing buzzwords. It's about freeing up our teams to focus on judgment rather than repetition. That’s where operational leverage lives.

At Google, I scaled systems. At LinkedIn, I scaled teams. And at my own startup, I scaled ideas with limited resources. Across all these experiences, I learned that growth alone doesn’t fix broken systems — clarity, accountability, and adaptability do. Success comes from slowing down to define shared goals, ownership, and long-term technical direction. That discipline is what I now bring to the companies I advise.

I'm a lifelong fan of vintage sports cards and recently helped my two teenage sons start a small resale business. It’s become a shared learning experience about value, patience, and market dynamics. It’s also taught me that markets reward pattern recognition skills — skills I’ve found translate surprisingly well into venture and technology strategy.